Would You Take Makeup Pointers From Target's New In-Store Beauty Experts?

When you're scanning the makeup aisles at Target, would it be helpful to have a cosmetics consultant on hand for advice on what to buy? The retailer thinks so and is taking a page from way department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's offer personalized beauty advice by installing experts in 200 stores by the end of the year.

The service these consultants will provide sounds similar to what Duane Reade drugstore chain is doing right now, albeit on a smaller scale. I've spoken to the consultants at Duane Reade a few times and they have offered me great advice and sometimes free samples!

A Target spokeswoman said this program "adds comprehensive, unbiased education and recommendation components that many of our guests want and expect while shopping beauty and allows Target to offer more specialty/prestige brands that require deeper product knowledge."

Does this service sound helpful? Do you seek out beauty experts at department stores or try to avoid them?